vacuum belt conveying device for guiding a moving web, in particular a web threading strip of a paper or board web, having an air-permeable transport belt guided endlessly in a loop with an upper run and a lower run, and a device arranged within the loop for applying a vacuum to the inner side of one of the runs of the transport belt in order to hold the web firmly on the transport belt, in which the device for applying a vacuum is formed by means of at least one long-gap ejector, which in each case has an air jet injector having a large number of air outlet nozzles along the inlet side of the long gap and, on the inlet side, is positioned at a distance under the inner side of the run which is provided to hold the web firmly.
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wherein within the loop there is arranged a dividing wall, which divides a suction chamber, in which the inlet side of the at least one long-gap ejector is arranged, from an outward flow chamber, in which an outlet side of the at least one long-gap ejector is arranged.
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The invention relates to a vacuum belt conveying device for guiding a moving web, in particular a web threading strip of a paper or board web.
Vacuum belt conveying devices for guiding a moving web are used in different industrial installations in order to be able to hold a web securely on a transport path. This applies in particular to paper and board machines, where the web is transferred from one machine section to another machine section, for example from the wet section to the drying section or from the drying section to the finishing section.
DE 100 09 188 A1 discloses the use of vacuum belt conveying devices in paper or board machines in order to make it easier to thread the paper or board web into a machine for the production or finishing or further processing of such a web. During the starting of a paper machine or when restarting after a web break, a narrow strip or threading strip is severed from the moving web. This strip is transferred with the aid of the vacuum belt conveying device, for example from the end of one machine section to the input region of a following machine section. For this purpose, the conveying device comprises an air-permeable, endless conveyor belt, which runs over two rollers and over a suction box or vacuum box. Consequently, the threading strip is attracted to the conveyor belt by suction and transported. In order to produce a vacuum or a negative pressure within the suction box, a vacuum blower is provided. The vacuum blower comprises an impeller which has an outlet duct. The impeller is driven by a suitable motor. The suction box has one or more suction openings, via which the vacuum blower produces negative pressure in the interior of the suction box. The complicated and large-format construction is disadvantageous, additionally requires maintenance and is expensive to produce and to operate. Sealing the suction box is additionally difficult.
DE 35 24 006 A1 discloses a device for the transport and for the guidance of the web end threading strip into a paper machine, which comprises a transport belt arranged around two or more deflection rolls, which is air-permeable and within whose loop devices are fitted with which a vacuum effect is achieved on the one run of the transport belt with which the end threading strip is transported, by which means the end threading strip is attached to the aforementioned run and held firmly thereon. The vacuum is produced by air blowing devices which are fitted within the loop and comprise guide plates, which extend substantially parallel to the plane of the transport belt and on which a dynamic vacuum effect can be produced by air blowing means, with which the end threading strip is attached to the transport belt. The disadvantage is that, in order to blow on the guide plates, a rather large quantity of air is needed, which has to be led away and leads to undesired blown streams in the region around the device.
DE 299 24 658 U1 discloses a device for conveying and guiding a threading strip of a web in a paper machine of the aforementioned type, in which the device for producing a vacuum effect has curved air flow guiding surfaces along the transport belt which, in conjunction with foil heads, produce a vacuum. By adjusting the angle of the air flow guiding surfaces, the level of the vacuum can be regulated. Positive pressure regions which arise upstream of the foil heads are disadvantageous.
DE 200 01 082 U1 discloses a blower box. The walls of the blower box are double-layered. Between the layers of each wall a region is thus produced in which a pressure level that is lower than the pressure level of the surrounding air can be established in a targeted manner. Because of this, the air can flow out of the surroundings into the regions between the layers, so that the desired pressure level in the space is no longer affected detrimentally to a relevant extent. Consequently, an edge seal is generally created for spaces in which a lower pressure is to prevail than in the surroundings. Provision is made here for air injectors to be incorporated in the regions between the layers of the walls, the outlet openings of the said air injectors facing away from the gaps at the edge.
The object of the invention is, therefore, to provide a vacuum belt conveying device for guiding a moving web which is constructionally simple and takes up little space.
This object is achieved by the features of Claim 1.
In this way, a vacuum belt conveying device for guiding a moving web, in particular a web threading strip, is provided, whose device for applying a vacuum, in addition to a low overall height, has a form matched to the intended use, namely a rectangular form. In this case, the suction output is high and can be adjusted in the longitudinal and transverse direction. Drops in pressure between individual suction centres are minimized, so that a substantially uniform vacuum can be set over the width and/or the length of the transport belt in order to hold a web.
A nozzle row arrangement of the at least one long-gap ejector preferably extends transversely with respect to the belt running direction and produces an air stream at right angles to the belt. The air stream can than also simply be led away downwards, hindrances arising from undesired air streams in the region of the device being minimized.
A gap space of the at least one long-gap ejector preferably has a portion having a narrow cross section in order to achieve a high efficiency. If a lower efficiency is adequate, the gap space can also be formed without a cross-sectional narrowing.
The at least one long-gap ejector can also operate in conjunction with a suction chamber, for which purpose a dividing wall can be provided within the loop. The dividing wall is preferably arranged in the longitudinal direction of the transport belt and at a distance underneath the run which is provided to hold the web firmly. As a result, a suction chamber above the dividing wall is separated from an outward flow chamber below the dividing wall. The outward flow chamber is formed in a region above the other, return run and can be open to the outside or closed. If a plurality of long gap ejectors are arranged one after another in the longitudinal direction, it is also possible for transverse dividing walls to be provided, which subdivide the suction chamber and, if appropriate, the outward flow chamber into a plurality of chambers arranged one after another. In this way, selectable vacuum profiles can be set along the transport belt.
If a dividing wall is provided, a passage which is provided with an adjustable restrictor can be provided therein. Via the restrictor, a flow rate can be determined and therefore a maximum vacuum level can be set. The arrangement of the at least one long-gap ejector can be carried out such that it operates at right angles to the transport belt or at an angle to the transport belt.
The at least one long-gap ejector can have a gap space which has a cross-sectional narrowing on the outward flow side. As a result, the air flowing out can experience better distribution.
The at least one long-gap ejector can have a gap space whose flow path length can be selected. Consequently, the gap space can be used not only to take air in to produce a vacuum but, at the same time, can also be used to guide the air away in a specific manner from the region of the application of vacuum. In order to improve the vacuum attachment further, the air jet injector can be arranged in a convergent inlet region of the at least one long-gap ejector.
The alignment of the inlet region of the long-gap ejector or ejectors in relation to the running direction of the transport belt can be selected. The inlet region can be arranged transversely or obliquely with respect to the running direction or in the running direction; in the case of a plurality of long-gap ejectors, these can be arranged at a distance or immediately adjacent to one another in order to form selectable vacuum areas. In particular when a plurality of long-gap ejectors in the running direction form a vacuum strip in the running direction, only one row of long-gap ejectors, for example one central strip, can be provided or a plurality of rows of long-gap ejectors can be arranged in parallel with and at a distance from one another, for example two edge strips.
Further refinements of the invention can be gathered from the following description and the subclaims.
The invention will be explained in more detail below by using the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the appended drawings, in which:
Arranged within the loop 8 is a device 9 for applying a vacuum to the inner side of one of the runs of the transport belt, the upper run 6 here, in order to hold the web 2 firmly on the transport belt 5. The device 9 for applying a vacuum is formed by means of at least one long-gap ejector 10, 11, which in each case has an air jet injector 12, 13 having a large number of air outlet nozzles 14 along the inlet side 15, 16 of the long gap 17, 18 and, on the inlet side, is positioned at a distance underneath the inner side of the run 6 provided for holding the web firmly. Via air feed lines 21, 22 connected laterally to the transport belt 5, the air jet injector 12, 13 of the at least one long-gap ejector 10, 11 is fed from an air source, not illustrated, in order to be able to inject air into the associated long gap 17, 18. The air fed in flows at high velocity through the air outlet nozzles 14, by which means air which is located in the surroundings of the top of the at least one long-gap ejector 10, 11 is taken in on the inlet side 15. In this way, a vacuum can be applied to the inner side of the run 6 via one or more air nozzles being fitted underneath the belt 5. The pressure of the air supplied is adjustable, which means that an influence can be exerted on the suction performance. If a plurality of long-gap ejectors 10, 11 are arranged one after another in the running direction, these can be given the same or a different air supply in order as a result to configure individually adjustable suction output profiles in the transport direction T.
The construction of the at least one long-gap ejector 10, 11 is illustrated in detail in
The long gap 17 of the long-gap ejector 10 can delimit the gap space 20 with parallel surfaces from the inlet side 15 up to an outlet side 26, that is to say extend without a narrowed cross section (cf.
On the outlet side 26, the long gap 17 is preferably formed with a widened cross-sectional portion 40, which improves the outward flow behaviour of the long-gap ejector 10 in relation to a wide air outlet distribution. Even in the case of a narrowed cross section of the long gap on the inlet and/or outlet side, the long gap 17 preferably has a portion with parallel side surfaces, which can make up about 50 to 80% of the total length of the long gap 17 in the flow direction between inlet side 15 and outlet side 26. To this extent, the long gap 17 forms a guide duct for the air stream with a selectable flow path length.
In the first exemplary embodiment of a vacuum belt conveying device, illustrated in
For positioning the at least one long-gap ejector 10, 11, a holder 27 is provided which holds the long-gap ejectors 10, 11 in a fixed location in the loop 8. Furthermore, the long-gap ejectors 10,11 can be arranged in a self-supporting manner in the loop 8. The holder 27 can be formed by a frame belonging to the device 1, in which the deflection rolls 3, 4 are also mounted.
The transport belt 5 is moved in the transport direction T by at least one driven deflection roll 3, 4. According to
According to a second exemplary embodiment of the vacuum belt conveying device, illustrated in
The suction chamber 33, 34 is delimited at the top by the run 6 of the air-permeable transport belt 5. Alternatively, the delimitation at the top can be provided by a perforated plate, on which the run 6 runs in a guided manner. The distribution and also the opening widths of the holes permit an influence to be exerted on the vacuum characteristics on the inner side of the run 6. The outward flow chamber 35, 36 is delimited at the bottom by the return run 7. If a plurality of long-gap ejectors 10, 11 are arranged, for example two, as illustrated in
According to a third exemplary embodiment of the vacuum belt conveying device 1, illustrated in
The fourth embodiment of the vacuum belt conveying device, illustrated in
The exemplary embodiments of the vacuum belt conveying device 1 illustrated in
According to a further exemplary embodiment, not illustrated, the vacuum belt conveying device 1 can also operate rotated through 180° , that is to say the vacuum is applied to the return run, with corresponding rotation of the long-gap ejectors and reversal of the transport direction.
All publications and patent applications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.
The invention now being fully described, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that many changes and modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims.
Schmitz, Bernhard, Pesch, Andreas
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